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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
6
Prof. Leger Adams, head of chemistry at the University of Illinois, receives the Willard Gibbs medal from the Chicago section of the American Chemical Society for 1986, a top national honor in science.
Eddie J. Schroeder of Chicago has been selected by the American committee to skate for the United States at the upcoming Olympics. Schroeder joins a roster of elite skaters as Chicago prepares for the games.
Howard Hughes flies Los Angeles to New York in 9 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds, beating Col. Roscoe Turner’s 10 hour 2 minute record. He ascended to 18 000 feet, used a super charging engine and oxygen tanks, averaging 260 mph over 2 450 miles, proving wealth cannot spoil every daredevil.
The piece argues that major broadcasters refuse to allow the Republican party to air "laughable skits" on the New Deal and warns that freedom of the air must be addressed like freedom of the press. It notes Henry Ford’s shift back to airplane building, predicting mass production when conditions demand it and detailing the mocked trimotor plane and its specs.
Jess Jones, chairman of Recon struction Finance corporation, tells banks he will lend government funds until credit and loans loosen. He says the big fellow with unquestionable credit borrows on his own terms at low rates while credit for the average business remains scarce at higher rates.
Rioting reported in Porto Rico with several killed and wounded as talks of separation from the United States surface. The piece notes German press crackdowns under Hitler and ponders liberty, plus the death of theater figure S L Rothafel known as Roxy at fifty three.
The report notes that both light and heavy rains impede Italian operations in Ethiopia. It warns that despite flooded or impassable roads, the Italians may use air routes to advance, risking dire consequences for Ethiopia.
The piece surveys three weeks of chaotic Washington activity as Congress reconvenes. It notes Roosevelt's state of the union address, court actions against AAA, party maneuvers at Jackson Day dinners, and rising partisan tactics shaping an upcoming campaign.
A compact reflection on nature as stern and unyielding, denying trifling, exposing errors of the incompetent and exalting the competent, truthful, and pure in a grave, universal principle.
Promote asking your family doctor about safe regular use of Bayer Aspirin for headaches and pains. Claims Bayer Aspirin is among the fastest relief methods validated by scientists and widely used safely by millions, with availability at drug stores by its full name.
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